Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, Volume V, Part 1

Editorial Note

A direct radiotelegraph circuit between the United States and Saudi Arabia was opened on September 16. The first message it conveyed, sent by Secretary Marshall to Minister Childs, is printed in Department of State Bulletin, October 3, 1948, page 449. For documentation on the proposed establishment of the circuit, see Foreign Relations, 1945, volume VIII, pages 1009 ff.